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I recently befriended some AGW readers and
keen local shooters, after one – Davie – got in
touch to pick my brains about two of my rifles.
We chatted for two months until I wangled a
day off and met him and another friend for a
day on a private range. That was a LOT of fun
as we all traded tips and know-how, and tried
each other’s rifles, too.
Davie’s soon to be living the dream because
he’ll be retired by the time you read this, so will
be devoting all his free time to pest control,
water bailiffing, general shooting, gun dog
training – consider me jealous! He’s already
introduced me to a few of his shooting
buddies, one of whom is Diver Dave.
HOME COMPRESSOR
I actually met Dave before Davie because my
air tank was running low, and my local dive
shop’s compressor’s still out of service after
they moved premises in December. So after
Davie tipped me off about Dave’s home
compressor, I asked if he could top up my
tanks in return for a little compensation – and
being the gentleman he is, he refused to
charge me, after we’d had a damn good
blether about all things shooting-related first, of
course.
As you might have guessed, Dave was a
diver for many years; he is also a fisherman
and a deerstalker, and now works repairing
and re-waterproofing waders. What he doesn’t
know about making fabric water repellent so
that it remains breathable – i.e. the water
beads and runs off – basically, isn’t worth
knowing.
He told me about his product ‘Diver Dave’s
Repel’ and offered me a bottle to try. It’s a C6
fluorocarbon; there are more powerful
chemicals out there used for waterproofing, but
some like C8 fluorocarbons, for example, are
carcinogenic, so are to be avoided!
I’ve since read up more on Dave’s Repel
spray, and about the comprehensive testing
others have done on it, but I couldn’t share it
with you without testing for myself.INSTRUCTIONS
Spray a generous coating of Repel onto almost
any fabric. Dave hasn’t yet tested every fabric,
but on everything he’s tested it works wonders.
Leave to dry, and then activate the molecules
by heating the garment – for speed, I used a
hairdryer. My copy deadline was fast
approaching and I didn’t have time to dry
naturally.
I sprayed, dried and heated one leg of a pairof jeans, and voila! Beads of water were
running across the surface, but not soaking
into the porous denim – unlike the other leg.
Treated clothing can be washed an estimated
ten times before the effect fades, but then you
simply re-heat the garment to re-enable the
waterproofing, by re-activating the molecules.
I hope this is useful to you, I’m well chuffed
with this stuff – enjoy your shooting! KIT USED
Repel waterproofing spray is £6/bottle
(£2.50 postage) either search eBay for
‘Repel by Diver Dave’, or simply email him
on [email protected]
For more info on Repel:
https://sites.google.com/site/wadersrepairs/
repelAGW reader, Davie, and I – range buddies now.
Dave modelling his Repel spray.
Water-cooled home compressor: